Drawer for furniture



(No Model.)

C. O. ALLEN. DRAWER FOR FURNITURE.

No. 476,770. Patented June 14,1892.

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PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES O. ALLEN, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

DRAWER FOR FURNITURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 476,770, dated June 14,1892.

.Lpplication filed February 16, 1892. Serial No.42l,'709. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES O. ALLEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drawers forFurniture; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in drawers for furniture, cabinets,and other like articles; and its object is to provide such drawers withcertain new and useful features hereinafter more fully described, andparticularly pointed out in the claims, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical section ofadevice embodying my invention with the drawer open; Fig. 2, the samewith the drawer closed; Fig. 3, a modified construction of my device invertical section with the drawer open; Fig. 4, the same with the drawerclosed, and Fig. 5 a detail of the front spring shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Like letters refer to like parts in all of the figures.

A represents any suitable case which may be made to contain anyconvenient number of drawers.

B is the side of the drawer, only one side being shown. These sides aremade concave at the bottom and rest upon the case, so that as the draweris pulled out the front will drop down, as shown.

The bottom 0 of the drawer is made to move freely upward within thesides and end of the same,-and is attached only to the back D of thesame by means of any suitable hinges. Said bottom thus rests upon thebottom of the opening in the case and slides forward on the same as thedrawer is pulled out, thus rising relatively within the sides and frontas the same descend. This throws the contents of said drawer upwardabove the sides and front, where said contents are more accessible.

In Figs. 1 and 2, G represents the contents of the drawer, which may beenvelopes, filewrappers, or like articles standing on end. These aresupported in place at the front by a wire spring, which is pivoted tothe bottom 0 at K K, and rising and curving upward against the contents0 turns downward at L L, and, descending, curves oppositely against thefront of the drawer and is joined at the middle, where it engages thecontents G near the bottom as the front of the drawer descends. Thisspring slides upward on the inner surface of the drawer-front, andturning outward at the top tends to push the bottom of the contents Gbackward, and also permits of separating the wrappers, envelopes, orother articles G to examine or remove any one of the same. At the backof the said contents is a vertical septum E, which is movable to wardand from the front of the drawer and pressed forward by a spring F, tothe front end of which said septum is attached, the rear end of saidspring being attached to the back end D of the drawer.

In the under side of the upper part of the case A are depressionsA',withwhich the upper rear corner of the drawer engages. This tends to stopthe drawer at this point and lowers the front end of the same stillfarther.

In the modified construction shown in Figs. 3 and 4, G representscard-board, blanks, sheet-music, or other like articles adapted to lieflat upon the bottom of the drawer, which drawer in this case is madeshallow so that the bottom 0 comes level with the top of the front ofsaid drawerwhen the same is opened. The edges of said card-board,blanks, &c., are thus accessible. The bottom 0 may also be cut away atintervals in its front edge, as at I, to let the fingers pass beneaththe contents G. This construction also enables me to use the bottom of adrawer so constructed as a surface to write upon, or for other likepurposes, the front and sides dropping down out of the way to permitsuch use, which is often very convenient.

From the foregoing the operation of my device will be readily understoodwithout further description.

WVhat I claim is- 1. A drawer having sides made concave or otherwisereduced at their lower edges and a bottom detached from the sides andfront and pivotally secured to the back of said drawer, substantially asdescribed.

2. In combination with a drawer, substantially as described,a case, asA, to receive the same, having depressions, as A, to engage the rearcorners of said drawer, substantially as described.

3. In combination with a drawer having sides made concave or otherwisereduced at their edges and a bottom detached from the sides and frontand pivotally secured to the back, a support pivoted to the front of thebottom, engaging the front of the drawer and movable thereon,substantially as described.

4. In combination with a drawer having a bottom detached and verticallymovable at the front, a spring pivoted to said bottom, said springengaging the front and movable thereon, a movable septum in said drawer,and a spring engaging said septum and the back of the drawer,substantially as described.

5. In combination with a drawer having a bottom movable at the front, asupport for the contents of said drawer, said support pivoted at itslower end to the said drawer-bottom, engaging the drawer-front andmovable thereon, said support also having a spring, as H,

engaging said contents near the bottom, sub stantially as described.

6. The combination of a drawer having a bottom movable at its front,asupport pivoted at its lower end to said bottom, said support engagingthe drawer-front and movable thereon and provided with a spring engagingthe contents of said drawer near the bottom, a movable septum engagingthe rear of said contents, and a spring pressing said septum forward,substantially as described.

7. The combination of a case, as A, and a drawer having sides withconcave lower edges resting upon the bottom of said case, and a bottomto said drawer, resting upon the bottom of .said case at the front andpivotally secured to the rear of said drawer, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES o. ALLEN VVitnesses:

LUTHER V. MoULToN, LOIS MOULTON.

